The World of Ancient Iran and the West
An International Symposium Convened by:
M. Rahim Shayegan, UCLA
Jeffrey Spier, J. Paul Getty Museum
About the Event
Morning Refreshments: 8:00 am
Symposium Begins: 9:00 am
The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World and the J. Paul Getty Museum are convening for a third year an international symposium on the exchanges between ancient Iran and the Classical world. This year’s symposium, held at UCLA over two days (May 19 and 20, 2022), will mark the launch of the exhibit, Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World at the Getty Villa in the spring of 2022. The symposium will include invited speakers, UC faculty, and Getty scholars, whose research pertains to the nexus between ancient Persia and the West. The overarching themes covered by the symposium are: Achaemenid Persia and the West; Iran and the Hellenistic World; and Eastern and Western Entanglements in the Post-Hellenistic and Late Antique Periods.
Dr. Jeffrey Spier has a handout as part of his presentation. Download the PDF of this handout.
Event Videos
John Ma, Columbia University
Jeffrey Spier, J. Paul Getty Museum
Touraj Daryaee, University of California, Irvine
John O. Hyland, Christopher Newport University
Olga M. Davidson, Boston University
Hilmar Klinkott, University of Kiel
Jake Nabel, Pennsylvania State University
Matthew Canepa, University of California, Irvine
Ali Mousavi, University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Rollinger, University of Innsbruck
Lindsay Allen, King’s College London
M. Rahim Shayegan, University of California, Los Angeles
David Potter, University of Michigan